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2020 HFNHL Prospect Handbook

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It's back! Just in time to cure your boredom. A panel of 8 experts helped to create this final product. Hope you enjoy.

  1. Cale Makar
  2. Jack Hughes
  3. Kaapo Kakko
  4. Quinn Hughes
  5. Bowen Byram
  6. Trevor Zegras
  7. Kirill Kaprizov
  8. Alex Turcotte
  9. Moritz Seider
  10. Dylan Cozens
  11. Igor Shesterkin
  12. Adam Fox
  13. Cody Glass
  14. Kirby Dach
  15. Alex Newhook
  16. Grigori Denisenko
  17. Rasmus Sandin
  18. Nick Suzuki
  19. Evan Bouchard
  20. Filip Zadina
  21. Spencer Knight
  22. Joel Farabee
  23. Martin Necas
  24. Cole Caufield
  25. Erik Brannstrom
  26. Adam Boqvist
  27. Vasili Podkolzin
  28. Morgan Frost
  29. Connor McMichael
  30. Barrett Hayton
  31. Vitali Kravtsov
  32. Josh Norris
  33. Peyton Krebs
  34. Ilya Sorokin
  35. Ville Heinola
  36. Noah Dobson
  37. Nils Lundkvist
  38. Alexander Romanov
  39. Drake Batherson
  40. Thomas Harley
  41. Victor Soderstrom
  42. Arthur Kaliyev
  43. Victor Olofsson
  44. Nick Robertson
  45. Owen Tippett
  46. Ty Smith
  47. Ilya Samsonov
  48. Sam Steel
  49. Jusso Valimaki
  50. Matt Boldy
  51. Joe Veleno
  52. Dominik Kubalik
  53. Ryan Poehling
  54. Gabe Vilardi
  55. Phil Tomasino
  56. Nils Hoglander
  57. Denis Gurianov
  58. Philip Broberg
  59. Alex Formenton
  60. Jack Studnicka
  61. Alexandre Texier
  62. Dante Fabbro
  63. Lassi Thomson
  64. Jordan Kyrou
  65. Maxime Comtois
  66. Oliver Wahlstrom
  67. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen
  68. John Marino
  69. Kailer Yamamoto
  70. Tobias Bjornfot
  71. Samuel Fagemo
  72. Kirill Marchenko
  73. Jan Jenik
  74. Nic Hague
  75. Thatcher Demko
  76. Conor Timmins
  77. Emil Bemstrom
  78. Jason Robertson
  79. Ryan Suzuki
  80. Tyler Madden
  81. Liam Foudy
  82. Jake Bean
  83. Alex Alexeyev
  84. Lucas Elvenes
  85. Cam York
  86. Ryan Merkley
  87. Rasmus Asplund
  88. Elvis Merzlikins
  89. Morgan Geekie
  90. Ethan Bear
  91. Henrik Borgstrom
  92. Rasmus Kupari
  93. Raphael Lavoie
  94. Samuel Poulin
  95. Justus Annunen
  96. Isaac Lundestrom
  97. Phillipe Myers
  98. Patrik Puistola
  99. Jake Oettinger
  100. Kiefer Bellows
Honorable Mentions:
Alex Khovanov
Matias Macelli
Ty Dellandrea
K'Andre Miller
Adam Beckman
Shane Pinto
Kaapo Kahkonen
Joel Hofer
Scott Perunovich
Ian Mitchell
Cayden Primeau
Bobby Brink
Dylan Samberg
Brayden Tracey
Jett Woo
Nolan Foote
Zac Jones
Mathias-Emilio Petterson
Hugo Alnefelt

HFNHL Organizational Rankings

1. Philadelphia
  1. Bowen Byram (5)
  2. Kirby Dach (14)
  3. Joel Farabee (22)
  4. Erik Brannstrom (25)
  5. Ilya Sorokin (34)
  6. Philip Broberg (58)
  7. Oliver Wahlstrom (66)
  8. Kristian Vesalainen
  9. Timothy Liljegren
  10. Joey Anderson
2. Florida
  1. Cale Makar (1)
  2. Trevor Zegras (6)
  3. Moritz Seider (9)
  4. Nick Robertson (44)
  5. Jordan Kyrou (64)
  6. Tyler Madden (80)
  7. K’Andre Miller (HM)
  8. Ty Dellandrea (HM)
  9. Cayden Primeau (HM)
  10. Scott Perunovich (HM)
3. Columbus
  1. Kaapo Kakko (3)
  2. Nick Suzuki (18)
  3. Morgan Frost (28)
  4. Ty Smith (46)
  5. Sam Steel (48)
  6. Dante Fabbro (62)
  7. Kirill Marchenko (72)
  8. Jett Woo (HM)
  9. Adam Beckman (HM)
  10. Morgan Geekie (HM)
4. Vegas
  1. Adam Fox (12)
  2. Barrett Hayton (30)
  3. Ville Heinola (35)
  4. Alexander Romanov (38)
  5. Owen Tippett (45)
  6. Nic Hague (74)
  7. Liam Foudy (81)
  8. Rasmus Kupari (92)
  9. Matias Maccelli (HM)
  10. Yegor Zamula
5. Vancouver
  1. Evan Bouchard (19)
  2. Josh Norris (32)
  3. Philip Tomasino (55)
  4. Alex Formenton (59)
  5. John Marino (68)
  6. Conor Timmins (76)
  7. Sami Niku
  8. Henri Jokiharju
  9. Boris Katchouk
  10. Jordan Harris
6. Arizona
  1. Alex Newhook (15)
  2. Connor McMichael (29)
  3. Denis Gurianov (57)
  4. Lukas Elvenes (84)
  5. Mathias Emilio-Petterson (HM)
  6. Olli Juolevi
  7. Dominik Bokk
  8. Logan Brown
  9. Jared McIssac
  10. Akil Thomas
7. Dallas
  1. Grigori Denisenko (16)
  2. Adam Boqvist (26)
  3. Vasili Podkolzin (27)
  4. Nils Hoglander (56)
  5. Thatcher Demko (75)
  6. Alex Nylander
  7. Egor Afanasyev
  8. Kevin Bahl
  9. Nicolas Roy
  10. Nick Merkley
8. Toronto
  1. Igor Shesterkin (11)
  2. Filip Zadina (20)
  3. Martin Necas (23)
  4. Vitali Kravtsov (31)
  5. Thomas Harley (40)
  6. Ryan Suzuki (79)
  7. Cam Morrison
  8. Nathan Legare
  9. Dmitri Voronkov
  10. Henry Thrun
9. New Jersey
  1. Kirill Kaprizov (7)
  2. Arthur Kaliyev (42)
  3. Matt Boldy (50)
  4. Ian Mitchell (HM)
  5. Zac Jones (HM)
  6. Bode Wilde
  7. Jamieson Rees
  8. Ryan Johnson
  9. Sean Durzi
  10. Jack Drury
10. Carolina
  1. Dylan Cozens (10)
  2. Nils Lundkvist (37)
  3. Tobias Bjornfot (70)
  4. Isac Lundestrom (96)
  5. Kaapo Kahkonen (HM)
  6. Lias Andersson
  7. Calen Addison
  8. David Farrance
  9. Max Gildon
  10. Olivier Rodrigue
11. Detroit
  1. Jack Hughes (2)
  2. Joe Veleno (51)
  3. Gabe Vilardi (54)
  4. Jake Oettinger (99)
  5. Cal Foote
  6. Noah Gregor
  7. Klim Kostin
  8. Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  9. Adam Ginning
  10. Hunter Jones
12. Chicago
  1. Rasmus Sandin (17)
  2. Ilya Samsonov (47)
  3. Jason Robertson (78)
  4. Bobby Brink (HM)
  5. Connor Ingram
  6. Mario Ferraro
  7. Josh Mahura
  8. Samuel Montembeault
  9. Dan Vladar
  10. Lucas Johansen
13. NY Rangers
  1. Quinn Hughes (4)
  2. Nolan Foote (HM)
  3. Kiefer Bellows (100)
  4. Dillon Dube
  5. Jack Dugan
  6. Cal Petersen
  7. Ian Scott
  8. Gabriel Fortier
  9. Jonathan Ang
  10. Rem Pitlick
14. Nashville
  1. Lassi Thomson (63)
  2. Jen Jenik (73)
  3. Samuel Poulin (94)
  4. Dylan Samberg (HM)
  5. Martin Kaut
  6. Urho Vaakanainen
  7. Kyle Capobianco
  8. Ivan Prosvetov
  9. Tara Hirose
  10. Carter Verhaeghe
15. Calgary
  1. Ryan Poehling (53)
  2. Ukko-Pekka Luukonen (67)
  3. Alexander Alexeyev (83)
  4. Ethan Bear (90)
  5. Jeremy Davies
  6. Oliwer Kaski
  7. Brady Keeper
  8. Brandon Hagel
  9. Aarne Talvitie
  10. Markus Phillips
16. Edmonton
  1. Peyton Krebs (33)
  2. Juuso Valimaki (49)
  3. Joel Hofer (HM)
  4. Brogan Rafferty
  5. Julien Gauthier
  6. Mattias Samuelsson
  7. Filip Chlapik
  8. Slava Demin
  9. Steven Lorentz
  10. Leon Gawanke
17. Pittsburgh
  1. Spencer Knight (21)
  2. Victor Soderstrom (41)
  3. Alex Khovanov (HM)
  4. Eeli Tolvanen
  5. Jaret Anderson Dolan
  6. Sasha Chmelevski
  7. Albin Grewe
  8. Stuart Skinner
  9. Will Lockwood
  10. Ville Husso
18. St. Louis
  1. Drake Batherson (39)
  2. Samuel Fagemo (71)
  3. Emil Bemstrom (77)
  4. Jakob Pelletier
  5. Vitali Abramov
  6. Mikey Anderson
  7. Filip Larsson
  8. Jesper Eliason
  9. Ivan Chekhovich
  10. Brandon Kruse
19. Minnesota
  1. Noah Dobson (36)
  2. Dominik Kubalik (52)
  3. Elvis Merzlikins (88)
  4. Adam Werner
  5. Veini Vehvilainen
  6. Joel Teasdale
  7. Denis Smirnov
  8. Matthew Cairns
  9. Simon Johansson
  10. Dysin Mayo
20. Colorado
  1. Victor Olofsson (43)
  2. Rasmus Asplund (87)
  3. Hugo Alnefelt (HM)
  4. Brett Leason
  5. Carl Grundstrom
  6. Joni Ikonen
  7. Simon Holmstrom
  8. Anttoni Honka
  9. Jakub Zboril
  10. Anthony Angello
21. Montreal
  1. Cole Caufield (24)
  2. Alexandre Texier (61)
  3. Phillipe Myers (97)
  4. Brandon Hickey
  5. Dmitri Sokolov
  6. Ronnie Attard
  7. Zach Gallant
  8. Linus Hogberg
  9. Victor Berglund
  10. Xavier Simoneau
22. Los Angeles
  1. Jack Studnicka (60)
  2. Cam York (85)
  3. Henrik Borgstrom (91)
  4. Jesper Boqvist
  5. Tucker Poolman
  6. Janne Kuokkanen
  7. Joey Daccord
  8. Jonatan Berggren
  9. Kevin Stenlund
  10. Mattias Norlinder
23. Tampa Bay
  1. Cody Glass (13)
  2. Shane Pinto (HM)
  3. Justus Annunen (HM)
  4. Josh Brook
  5. Tyler Benson
  6. Matthew Robertson
  7. John Beecher
  8. Taylor Raddysh
  9. Alec Regula
  10. Pavel Dorofyev
24. Washington
  1. Alex Turcotte (8)
  2. Matthew Phillips
  3. Chase Priskie
  4. Jeremy Bracco
  5. David Cotton
  6. Dominik Fensore
  7. Johnny Gruden
  8. Mikko Kokkonen
  9. Sam Miletic
  10. Scott Reedy
25. San Jose
  1. Maxime Comtois (65)
  2. Jake Bean (82)
  3. Filip Hronek
  4. Vladislav Gavrikov
  5. Shane Bowers
  6. Daniel Sprong
  7. Roland McKeown
  8. Declan Chisholm
  9. Andrei Altybarmakyan
  10. Kiril Slepets
26. Boston
  1. Ryan Merkley (86)
  2. Raphael Lavoie (93)
  3. Glenn Gawdin
  4. Antoine Morand
  5. David Kase
  6. Braden Doyle
  7. Jack Perbix
  8. Clayton Phillips
  9. Brannon McManus
  10. Xavier Bouchard
27. Winnipeg
  1. Patrik Puistola (98)
  2. Ryan Lindgren
  3. Kale Clague
  4. Pierre Engvall
  5. Oliver Kylington
  6. Jeremy Swayman
  7. Vladislav Kamenev
  8. Nathan Bastian
  9. Matej Pekar
  10. Semyon Der Arguchintsev
28. Anaheim
  1. Kailer Yamamoto (69)
  2. Cale Fleury
  3. Kirill Maksimov
  4. Chad Krys
  5. Nate Schnarr
  6. James Greenway
  7. Lukas Parik
  8. Riley Tufte
  9. Nico Gross
  10. Mark Kastelic
29. Buffalo
  1. Anders Bjork
  2. Benoit Olivier Groulx
  3. Yegor Korshkov
  4. Evgeny Svechnikov
  5. Jacob Ingham
  6. Jakub Skarek
  7. Greg Meireles
  8. Matvey Guskov
  9. Marian Studenic
  10. Vili Saarijarvi
30. NY Islanders
  1. Brayden Tracey (HM)
  2. Jeremy Lauzon
  3. Frederic Allard
  4. Dmitri Zavgorodny
  5. Jeremy Roy
  6. Alex Beaucage
  7. Jordan Spence
  8. Jonas Johansson
  9. Keegan Kolesar
  10. Yevgeni Oksentyuk
31. Ottawa
  1. Michael Rasmussen
  2. Libor Hajek
  3. Michael McNiven
  4. Brennan Menell
  5. Chris Driedger
  6. Jacob Middleton
  7. Jachym Kondelik
  8. Guillaume Brisebois
  9. Lenni Killinen
  10. Jayden Halbgewachs
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Outstanding work!

seems NHL scouts value goalies much more than HF scouts, just looking at comparable lists from recent THN future watch.

Thanks to all contributors for their effort.
 
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super hyped to see this come back, especially after all my good prospects have graduated, save turcotte. martin necas is a bit low for my tastes. he's been fantastic. hopefully turcotte lives up to these expectations and ends up better than the pick that was traded for him.
 
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Good stuff, thanks chief. As you know, my list differed somewhat from this, but mostly the perpetual apples and oranges challenge of comparing rookie NHLers with those untested at that level.

I don't think Jokiharju should be eligible for the same reason I wouldn't have included Troy Terry or Adam Gaudette, because all exceeded rookie limits last season. All three possible top 50 guys if they are eligible, but all for kicks anyway and combined with Chabot, Thomas, Georgiev and Jarry, feeling good with my young talent.
 
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Happy to see the climb an some prospects get love here. Also admit given his struggles suprised to see Hughes 2nd an Kakko 3rd.
 
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This is great Brock!! Thanks for asking for my input. I hope to improve my prospect pool from 2nd worst lol
 
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Brent Burns Beard said:
seems NHL scouts value goalies much more than HF scouts, just looking at comparable lists from recent THN future watch.
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I made one of the lists used and all the goalies I ranked, I generally moved them down my lists. They are just so unpredictable. The next star goalie in the NHL always seems to be a later round draft pick, not a first-rounder.
 
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MatthewFlames said:
I made one of the lists used and all the goalies I ranked, I generally moved them down my lists. They are just so unpredictable. The next star goalie in the NHL always seems to be a later round draft pick, not a first-rounder.
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Agreed, although I'm not sure NHL scouts feel that differently. Not a lot of goalies go in the top 30-45, and when they do it's typically either because some teams think they're the exception, or a team has a deep system and can take the risk.

That being said, it was a good year for goalies who went in the 30-50 range this past season, with Jarry, Hart, Blackwood and to a lesser extent Demko having good years.
 

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Thanks to everyone who put in the work to compile the list of prospects and then go and rank all the teams system strengths. I'm sure it was a labour of love! Pleasantly suprised my team made the list as high as it did.
 
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Agreed, although I'm not sure NHL scouts feel that differently. Not a lot of goalies go in the top 30-45, and when they do it's typically either because some teams think they're the exception, or a team has a deep system and can take the risk.

That being said, it was a good year for goalies who went in the 30-50 range this past season, with Jarry, Hart, Blackwood and to a lesser extent Demko having good years.
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relative to the recent published THN Future Watch, NHL scouts had their corresponding goalies ranked much higher. At least at the top of the list.

understandable why goalies are hard to rank, was just an observation comparing the two lists.
 
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Nice job Brock. Very pleased with 7th place. Stars were in 28th place not that many years ago. I thought Morgan Barron would get some love, I think he is top three for the Hobey Baker 2020.
 
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